With the election behind us my thoughts now turn to what a Biden cabinet would look like, especially if he holds true to the unity theme he elucidated in his victory speech. The announced make up of the cabinet will be especially crucial in determining the winners in the Georgia Senate run-off where a decided move to the Left would all but elect the two Republican candidates. Politico has just published their ideas as to who the front runners are for the major cabinet slots. (See:https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/07/joe-biden-cabinet-picks-possible-choices-433431) I would be very comfortable with Michele Flournoy at Defense, Lael Brainard at Treasury, Ernest Moniz at Energy, Tom Udall at Interior, and Heidi Heitkamp at Agriculture.
Now here are my out of the box choices for several cabinet positions.
Attorney General - Merrick Garland. He is a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals judge who was Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court that failed to get a Senate vote. He worked in the Clinton justice department and prosecuted the Oklahoma City bomber. His appointment would remove the stench left by the current administration.
Labor - Mary Daly. She is president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and trained a labor economist. Before that she was research director at the bank. She started her academic career with a high school GED and thus she will have much to teach us about workforce development.
Health and Human Services - David Feinberg, M.D. He currently heads up Google's efforts in healthcare. Before that he was CEO of Geisinger Health Systems in Pennsylvania and the UCLA Hospital and Clinics. He has the perfect background for dealing with congress in that he was trained as a child psychiatrist.
Education - Andrew Yang. He is a former presidential candidate with a background in technology and understand the needs of a 21st century workforce. If anyone can shakeup a stultified education system, it is he.
Housing and Urban Development - Keisha Lance Bottoms. She is currently mayor of Atlanta and showed great stamina during the civil disturbances of last summers. She has first hand knowledge on the needs of diverse and growing cities.
Commerce - John Kasich. He is a former Republican congressman and governor of Ohio who actively supported Biden. He would have the support of the business community.
Transportation - Charlie Baker. He is the extraordinarily popular Republican governor of Massachusetts which has had more than its fair share of transportation issues. He gets results.
National Security Advisor - Fiona Hill. She was formerly a high staffer on the National Security Council who testified at Trump's impeachment trial. She literally wrote the book on Putin. (See: https://shulmaven.blogspot.com/2019/07/my-amazon-review-of-fiona-hill-and.html)
Director of National Intelligence - Adam Schiff. He currently chairs the House Intelligence Committee.
National Economic Council - Greg Ip. He is The Wall Street Journal's lead economic commentator. He is knowledgeable on macro and micro issues and knows all of the players. He would truly be an honest broker.
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